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If m and n are positive integers, what is the number of factors of $$3^m7^n$$?

A. mn+m+n
B. m-n+1
C. (m-1)(n-1)
D. (m+1)(n+1)
E. mn

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no of factors is given by (m+1)(n+1)
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If m and n are positive integers, what is the number of factors of $$3^m7^n$$?

A. mn+m+n
B. m-n+1
C. (m-1)(n-1)
D. (m+1)(n+1)
E. mn

To determine the total number of factors of a particular number, we add 1 to each exponent of the prime factors in the prime factorization of that number and multiply the resulting numbers together. For example, 12 = 2^2 * 3^1; thus 12 has (2 + 1)(1 + 1) = (3)(2) = 6 factors. Here the number is 3^m * 7^n, so it has a total of (m + 1)(n + 1) factors.

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